Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 2
CHICAGOLAND SHORTS VOL. 2 brings together the best of narrative, experimental, dance, and documentary short films from a diverse range of perspectives.
The ten filmmakers featured in VOL. 2 represent some of the most original and innovative voices in Chicago. These include up-and-coming talents as well as established auteurs, whose award-winning films have screened at festivals nationally and internationally including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance, Berlin, Vienna, Rotterdam, and Chicago International.
Curated by:
Beckie Stocchetti
Dan Rybicky
The Films
Edison
Daniel Davison
An experimental animation set against a crumbling and abandoned cityscape.
Parietal Guidance
Lonnie Edwards
A day in the life of an independent young girl as she experiences the realities of gun violence in Chicago.
Videowave_0056
Aren Zolninger
A look into the day-to-day lives and culture of a colonial alien people called the Egoks.
Violets
Jim Vendiola
Two strange, reclusive sisters quietly await the advent of their secret, twisted plan. Inspired by true events.
Marquee
Brian Zahm
A movie theater employee frets over adding a new name to the marquee outside.
The Fever
Eunhye Hong Kim
A group of teenage runaways in South Korea panic over how to handle their friend’s pregnancy.
Ayinde’s Video Game
Shiri Burson
A cinematic interpretation of Frankiem Mitchell’s virtuosic spoken word piece that uses the language of video games to comment on the violence in Chicago.
Run of Press
Mina Fitzpatrick
An avant-garde documentary about the inner workings of the Chicago Tribune printing center.
Girls Love Horses
Jennifer Reeder
A woman re-enacts a conversation about childhood trauma.
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